Jean-Pierre Chouteau

Jean-Pierre Chouteau (called Pierre Chouteau) was the son of Madame Chouteau and Pierre de Laclede Linguest. Along with his brother Auguste, Pierre helped to initiate the fur trade in the St. Louis region. He also made important contributions in merchandising, banking and real estate. Growing up in a frontier trading outpost, Pierre took up residence in one of the Osage villages by the time he was 17 years old. He eventually became the family's resident Osage agent. Upon completing a journey to Washington, he returned to St. Louis as Louisiana's first American Indian agent. He was also a justice of the peace and was elected to the St. Louis Board of Trustees. He served as the first Board chairman & was on 6 of the 12 boards chosen between 1810 and 1822. (bio by: Connie Nisinger)

Except for Mrs. Chouteau's first born son, all of her children were fathered by Pierre Laclede.

Son of Pierre Lacled while his mother was still married to Auguste Chouteau.

Jean Pierre Chouteau (10 October 1758 - 10 July 1849)[1] was a French creole fur trader, merchant, politician and slaveholder. An early settler of St. Louis, Missouri from New Orleans, he became one its most prominent citizens. He and his half-brother Auguste Chouteau, known as the "river barons", negotiated the many political changes as the city changed from Spanish rule to becoming part of the United States. They continued to create political alliances with numerous parties. For a long time, they held monopoly rights on the lucrative fur trade with the Osage, and expanded their businesses in St. Louis to many parts of the emerging economy. As US Indian agent, Chouteau negotiated the Osage Treaty of 1808 on behalf of the United States government, by which the Osage agreed to sell large portions of their lands in present-day Missouri and Arkansas in exchange for federal annuities.

Jean Pierre Chouteau, known as Pierre, was the son of Marie-Therese Bourgeois Chouteau and Pierre de Laclède de Liguest, the latter originally of Bedous in far southwestern France. Pierre was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, then under the authority of New France. He had three younger sisters.

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Father: Rene Auguste Chouteau b: 1723 in l'Hermenault, LaRochelle, France Mother: Marie Therese Bourgeois b: 14 JAN 1733 in New Orleans, Louisiana

Marriage 1 Pelagie Kiersereau b: 1767 in St. Louis, Missouri Married: 26 JUL 1783 in St. Louis, Missouri Children Has No Children Auguste Pierre Chouteau b: 9 MAY 1786 in St. Louis, Missouri Has No Children Pierre "Cadet" Chouteau b: 19 JAN 1789 in St. Louis, Missouri Has No Children Pelagic Chouteau b: 7 OCT 1790 in St. Louis, Missouri Has No Children Paul Liguest Chouteau b: 30 OCT 1792 in St. Louis, Missouri

Marriage 2 Bridgette Saucier b: 9 JUN 1778 Married: 14 FEB 1794 in St. Louis, Missouri Children Has No Children Francois Gesseau Chouteau b: 7 FEB 1797 in St. Louis, Missouri Has Children Cyprian Chouteau b: 1 DEC 1802 in St. Louis, Missouri Has No Children Pharamond Louis Chouteau b: 18 AUG 1806 in St. Louis, Missouri Has No Children Charles B. Chouteau b: 2 FEB 1808 in St. Louis, Missouri Has Children Frederick Chouteau b: 16 OCT 1809 in St. Louis, Missouri

• Residence: St. Louis
  • Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Feb 15 2016, 18:49:13 UTC

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Marie Therese Chouteau (Bourgeois) 2nd (common-law) husband was Pierre Laclède Liguest.

Their first born son was Jean Pierre Chouteau, born 10 Oct 1758 in New Orleans and died 10 July 1849 in St. Louis.